DESTINATION DISCOURSE
Guest profile

Christian Mengel

Industry strategist, Independent

What they brought

A cross-industry strategist's take on where DMOs are actually headed in the next 24 months.

Bio

Christian joined the show live from the Kansas City airport — which somehow captures exactly what he brings to a conversation. Three 2026 predictions, a candid take on DMO identity, and the uncomfortable question most destination leaders are asking each other in private without a real answer.

Three ways to be a Destie

Become a Destie.

Every episode, we stage a conversation your industry is quietly having — and wasn't brave enough to have out loud.

Desties are the people who've decided destination marketing shouldn't sleepwalk into irrelevance. Three ways to be one. Pick whichever fits your life — or go all three.

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